SOPHIE SMAILES is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Social Change at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She has extensive experience within the fields of health and social care. CLARE STREET is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nursing at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She is Programme Leader for the BSc (Hons) Contemporary Health Practice degree. Her main teaching responsibilities include public health, health promotion, epidemiology, and contemporary lifestyle issues.

• IntroductionPART I: STUDYING HEALTHStudying Health: Health as a contested conceptPART II: KEY IDEOLOGIESIntroductionKey Ideologies and Theories: Shaping the way we thinkConcluding commentPART III: KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS – INFORMING IDEAS AND ACTIONSIntroductionKey Terms and Concepts: informing ideas and actionsConcluding CommentPART IV: CASE STUDIESIntroductionCase Study One – ObesityCase Study Two – ART and IVFCase Study Three – HIVCase Study Four – DementiaPART V: RESEARCHIntroductionIntroducing and Understanding Research in Health StudiesThe Research Process and DesignCore Principles Informing the Research ProcessMethods, Analysis and Writing UpPART VI: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE CAREERS: FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE WORKPLACE; T.Majothi, Careers ConsultantIntroductionCareer Planning and Career OpportunitiesDeveloping Your Skills Through Reflective Activities.

'The authors cover the subject matter so effectively and without it becoming overwhelming. This is an excellent introduction to a fascinating subject.' - Nursing Standard This Health Studies Companion seeks to explain the terminology, theories and concepts of health...I thoroughly enjoyed reading through it. - Judith Palfreyman, Nursing Standard 'It is a book that can be read many times and new insight and information found, due to the changing and maturing of the student's intellect. I myself found the book illuminating and interesting...' - Giselle Corincigh, Lecturer in Health Studies, Brunel University, UK 'contains much useful information to form a foundation of knowledge on which to build.' - Sue Chilton, Senior Lecturer in Health Studies, University of Gloucestershire, UK 'A very accessible, engaging and useful textbook.' - Nova Corcoran, Senior Lecturer, School of Health and Bioscience, University of East London, UK

SOPHIE SMAILES is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Social Change at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She has extensive experience within the fields of health and social care. CLARE STREET is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nursing at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She is Programme Leader for the BSc (Hons) Contemporary Health Practice degree. Her main teaching responsibilities include public health, health promotion, epidemiology, and contemporary lifestyle issues.

• IntroductionPART I: STUDYING HEALTHStudying Health: Health as a contested conceptPART II: KEY IDEOLOGIESIntroductionKey Ideologies and Theories: Shaping the way we thinkConcluding commentPART III: KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS – INFORMING IDEAS AND ACTIONSIntroductionKey Terms and Concepts: informing ideas and actionsConcluding CommentPART IV: CASE STUDIESIntroductionCase Study One – ObesityCase Study Two – ART and IVFCase Study Three – HIVCase Study Four – DementiaPART V: RESEARCHIntroductionIntroducing and Understanding Research in Health StudiesThe Research Process and DesignCore Principles Informing the Research ProcessMethods, Analysis and Writing UpPART VI: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE CAREERS: FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE WORKPLACE; T.Majothi, Careers ConsultantIntroductionCareer Planning and Career OpportunitiesDeveloping Your Skills Through Reflective Activities.

'The authors cover the subject matter so effectively and without it becoming overwhelming. This is an excellent introduction to a fascinating subject.' - Nursing Standard This Health Studies Companion seeks to explain the terminology, theories and concepts of health...I thoroughly enjoyed reading through it. - Judith Palfreyman, Nursing Standard 'It is a book that can be read many times and new insight and information found, due to the changing and maturing of the student's intellect. I myself found the book illuminating and interesting...' - Giselle Corincigh, Lecturer in Health Studies, Brunel University, UK 'contains much useful information to form a foundation of knowledge on which to build.' - Sue Chilton, Senior Lecturer in Health Studies, University of Gloucestershire, UK 'A very accessible, engaging and useful textbook.' - Nova Corcoran, Senior Lecturer, School of Health and Bioscience, University of East London, UK

SOPHIE SMAILES is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Social Change at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She has extensive experience within the fields of health and social care. CLARE STREET is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nursing at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She is Programme Leader for the BSc (Hons) Contemporary Health Practice degree. Her main teaching responsibilities include public health, health promotion, epidemiology, and contemporary lifestyle issues.

• IntroductionPART I: STUDYING HEALTHStudying Health: Health as a contested conceptPART II: KEY IDEOLOGIESIntroductionKey Ideologies and Theories: Shaping the way we thinkConcluding commentPART III: KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS – INFORMING IDEAS AND ACTIONSIntroductionKey Terms and Concepts: informing ideas and actionsConcluding CommentPART IV: CASE STUDIESIntroductionCase Study One – ObesityCase Study Two – ART and IVFCase Study Three – HIVCase Study Four – DementiaPART V: RESEARCHIntroductionIntroducing and Understanding Research in Health StudiesThe Research Process and DesignCore Principles Informing the Research ProcessMethods, Analysis and Writing UpPART VI: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE CAREERS: FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE WORKPLACE; T.Majothi, Careers ConsultantIntroductionCareer Planning and Career OpportunitiesDeveloping Your Skills Through Reflective Activities.

'The authors cover the subject matter so effectively and without it becoming overwhelming. This is an excellent introduction to a fascinating subject.' - Nursing Standard This Health Studies Companion seeks to explain the terminology, theories and concepts of health...I thoroughly enjoyed reading through it. - Judith Palfreyman, Nursing Standard 'It is a book that can be read many times and new insight and information found, due to the changing and maturing of the student's intellect. I myself found the book illuminating and interesting...' - Giselle Corincigh, Lecturer in Health Studies, Brunel University, UK 'contains much useful information to form a foundation of knowledge on which to build.' - Sue Chilton, Senior Lecturer in Health Studies, University of Gloucestershire, UK 'A very accessible, engaging and useful textbook.' - Nova Corcoran, Senior Lecturer, School of Health and Bioscience, University of East London, UK